in F&SF's 1st anthology, titled "Hub"; wrote the screenplays for Forbidden Planet(1956, as by W.J. Stuart) & The List of the Adrian Messenger(1959); has pub. several stories in the Saturday Evening Post

his 1st pub. story in a major American sf mag.; lives in Toronto; has novel A Friend in Barcelona(1991), about a captured U-Boat captain determined to destroy his boat & the deadly secrets it carries; mys. novel Cold Comfort(1998); sf novel Outpost(1999)

(1925- ) born in Glen Ridge, NJ; has a BA in Economics from Barnard College(NY), did postgraduate work in psychology, & many of her sf stories deal with the soft sciences; 1st story pub. "Defense Mechanism" in ASF 1949 OCT; Biolog in ANA 1995 JAN

licensed private pilot, an instructor in Military Intelligence for two years; has an earlier story, published outside of F&SF, short story "A Contract in Karasthan" in FAN 1963 JUL; attended Clarion in 1969

(1956- ) "moody sf story about a dream vacation, it examines the importance of memory, love & time"; lives in Solihull, West Midlands, UK; has law degree from Birmingham Polytechnic; worked in the civil service before becoming a fulltime writer in 1990

story inspired by Venice & elements of heroic fantasy, "I always envy the way ... (the) hero seems to be able to set off on his quest without arranging to have his mail redirected ..."; 1st pub. story novelette "Through" in INZ #30 1989

story came about after he read Anthony Cave Brown: Body of Lies(1975), about Allied deception & intelligence operations in WWII, in particular the "weather wars"; his 1st sale(in 1988), novelette "1/72nd Scale" in WRT 1990 FLL, was N-1990 NEB

has novels Abel's Daughter(1960); A Walk in the Rain(1966; 1970 film) - see Fiction into Film: A Walk in the Rain(1970), incl. novel, its screenplay, & article on how movie was made; nf The Orchard Children(1977; 1978 movie Who'll Save the Children?)

essay: the role of the woman in sf movies has not been "ahead of their time"; movies mentioned: The Attack of the 50 Foot Woman(1958); Alien(1979); Aliens(1986); Terminator(1984); Terminator 2: Judgement Day(1991)

essay: "the future of sf film may lie, in large part, on (TV)"; Daybreak(1993 TV), based on Alan Bowne's play Beirut, stars Moira Kelly; The Tommyknockers(1993 TV), based on Stephen King's 1987 novel, stars Marg Helgenberger; Wild Palms(1993 TV)

essay: Hollywood "eat their own young" by making endless sequels & remakes; The Flintstones(1994), stars John Goodman; The Shadow(1994), based on the old-time radio show & pulp mag., stars Alec Baldwin, also rvw. by Harlan Ellison, 1994 DEC, 1995 FEB

essay: "When was it that the hero & the villain of sf/f films became nearly interchangeable?"; Timecop(1994), based on the comic book ser., stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Ron Silver; The Crow(1994), based on James O'Barr's b&w comic book, stars Brandon Lee